Coming soon to macOS

Time to focus

A focus timer for your Mac. It keeps the time,
so you can give your whole mind to one thing.

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The film

For the makers. Against the ping.

A ping takes a second. Coming back takes 23 minutes. Your best work happens in flow, and flow needs an unbroken hour. Give the hour one job. Let everything else wait.

01Flow

Flow. It keeps the time, so you can lose track of it.

Until there is only the work.

Its light follows the sun where you are and narrows as the block runs out. A glance tells you where you are, and nothing more.

02Craft

Craft. Blocks add up to great work.

Start with a rhythm: 25, 50 or 90 minutes of focus, with a break to match. Or set your own, to the minute. Rest, then go again.

Seven blocks. 5 hours 50 minutes of focus, done by 4:20 pm.

About an hour of work, then a real break. Most knowledge work.

FocusMinutes of focus in each block.
BreakMinutes of break between blocks.
Long breakMinutes of the long break.
Long break afterBlocks before a long break.

FAQ

Questions, answered.

A focus timer for your Mac. It floats at the edge of your screen as a small light. Press play, and until the light runs out there is one thing on your list.

Lightmo is free for 3 days from the day you download it. After that it’s a one-time purchase of $6.99 (or the same in your currency) on the Mac App Store. No subscription, and nothing is charged automatically.

Lightmo stays on your Mac, settings and all. Starting or resuming a block or a break needs the one-time purchase. One that’s already running finishes.

Any Mac running macOS 14 Sonoma or later.

Yes. Start with 25, 50 or 90 minutes of focus, each with a break to match, or set your own lengths, to the minute.

When a block or a break ends, the edge of your screen glows once, with one soft sound. Pick another sound, use your own, or turn it off.

No. There’s no account and no tracking, and the purchase goes through Apple. If you join the list below, your email is used for one thing: telling you when Lightmo is out.

Soon, on the Mac App Store. Leave your email below and we’ll send one note, the day it’s ready.